Religious Buildings in Early al-Andalus: Origins, Consolidation and Prevalence in Urban Contexts
The arrival of Islam to the Iberian Peninsula at the beginning of the 8th c. brought important changes to the urbanism of cities which contributed to turn the previous late-antique realities into medieval Islamic settlements.
Carmen González-Gutiérrez
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Studies in the social history of the Umayyad Period as revealed in the Kitab al-Aghani. [PDF]
This is a study of some of the aspects of the social life of the Umayyad period. Its general subject is the life of pleasure and amusement and its main characters are those whose conduct and deeds were not in complete harmony with the strict teachings of
Akel, Nabih
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Islamic Bureaucrats in Late Antiquity: Administration and Elites during the Umayyad Caliphate (c.a. 661-750 C.E.) [PDF]
This dissertation examines the symbiotic relationship between state formation and the emergence of a religiously and ethnically diverse elite during the Umayyad Caliphate (41-132/661-750 C.E.).
Longworth, Nicholas Kyle
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Apparently, our knowledge about the development of the Early Islamic Medicine is notsufficient considering the current knowledge. Since researches on that period areinadequate and writing documents does not carry on until today completely.
Levent ÖZTÜRK
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The Jurisdictional Limits of Qāḍī Courts during the Umayyad Period [PDF]
: This paper examines the function and jurisdiction of the qāḍī during the Umayyad period, focusing on the limits of the qāḍī’s power and on his relationship to other power holders in Umayyad society.
Judd, Steven
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw +5 more
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The Role of Zahhak Ibn Gheis Fahri in Political – Military Developments of 1st Century A.H [PDF]
At the onset of the establishment of Umayyad government a number of prominent politicians and statesmen were instrumental in strengthening the pillars of this newly-established government. One such porson was Zahhak Ibn Gheis Fahri who during the rule of
Mahmood Sadeghi Alavi
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The Umayyad and early Abbasid inscriptions in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina
This article offers a translation and discussion of a chapter of a relatively little known late third/ninth- or early fourth/tenth-century text that contains a transcription of the inscriptions that could be seen around the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina ...
Harry Munt
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The Damhus Hoard: New Insights Into Some of the Earliest Viking Silver Coinage
ABSTRACT In 2018, a hoard totalling 266 silver Viking Age coins was discovered near Damhus, south of Ribe (Denmark). The coins belong to the early ninth‐century ‘KG 4’ series, with the vast majority, 262 coins, identified as having Face/Forward Looking Deer on the obverse/reverse.
Thomas Birch +8 more
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